dunked; dunking; dunks
1
: to dip (something, such as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating
2
: to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid
3
: to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim see also dunk on
Examples of dunk in a Sentence
Verb
I like to dunk my doughnut in my coffee.
She dunked him while they were swimming.
He dunked the ladle into the soup.
He could dunk when he was 16.
Noun
The pass led to a dunk.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
An aerial view will show the Newport, Maine, native dunking a basketball.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 6 July 2025
Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 21 July 2025
Gore, whose basketball dunks and overall athleticism left Padres folks in awe during his San Diego tenure, had three assists in such a span.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Verb
He high-pointed rebounds, smacked guys around and dunked.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
An aerial view will show the Newport, Maine, native dunking a basketball.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 6 July 2025
Noun
Use mosquito dunks or mosquito fish in ponds to eat the mosquito larvae.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 21 July 2025
Gore, whose basketball dunks and overall athleticism left Padres folks in awe during his San Diego tenure, had three assists in such a span.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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